Mookie ($27M, a record), JBJ ($11M), Barnes ($3.1M), Workman ($3.5M) & Hembree ($1.6125M) signed with the Sox today.
https://www.mlb.com/redsox/news/mook...tration-record
https://www.mlb.com/redsox/news/red-...ration-roundup
Mookie ($27M, a record), JBJ ($11M), Barnes ($3.1M), Workman ($3.5M) & Hembree ($1.6125M) signed with the Sox today.
https://www.mlb.com/redsox/news/mook...tration-record
https://www.mlb.com/redsox/news/red-...ration-roundup
It's a mere moment in a man's life between the All-Star game and the Old Timer's game.
-Vin Scully
Not now that I know they're on crack -- that explains everything.
I'm actually encouraged about the Betts signing, even if it's only for one year (so far). The Sox gave him an arbitration record amount, and Mookie settled for less than Harper and Machado each made this past season (even though he's worth more).
This was a big day that could have ended badly if either or both sides were contentious. But it appears Boston is open to paying Mookie, while he showed he's not all about demanding every penny as rumored.
The chances Betts is a Red Sox in 2020 (at least through July) just increased, because he's now a 35% more expensive rental... Many clubs would gladly pay him 27 Million a year -- starting in 2021 -- but most likely not this season if that also includes giving up good prospects.
Tomase: Betts deal shows player, Red Sox willing to talk
https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/red...7-million-deal
That’s a puff piece again. Betts HAD to talk about his arb price. That’s how it works. He couldn’t tuck tail and run with Boston having a year of control.
What this confirms to me, is that Betts is heading to market. He’s gone one year at a time for every year. He’s now guaranteed to have made $57 mil through his 3 arbitration seasons. That’s a life altering amount of money, one that I’m sure he could walk away after 2020 and be set for life. Hence, his downside for holding firm and hitting the market is low. His upside could be huge. Maybe he hits the market and comes right back to Boston. Maybe he doesn’t want to be in Boston and hopes for a higher bidder elsewhere. Not a soul knows. All we have heard is that Betts wants to go to the open market and that he has said he likes it in Boston. That’s about it.
There’ve been rumors he wants more than Trout. He’s never made that comment publicly. Maybe he wants a higher AAV than Trout? That’s possible. But he’s not getting 12 years
34 for 10 is a fair deal for the Sox. I were the Sox I would offer that, if he says no, move him.